I once had the honour of meeting this wonderful man, when I worked at the Royal Academy of Music. He had been booked to do a masterclass and turned up in my office not knowing where he was supposed to report to. He was an absolute gentleman.
You are! And it's so great that that's the case since it was written for him. The emotional struggle and sentiment is palpable. It'll never be matched.
Im my humble opinion Bream is still the best Interpreter of music on the classical guitar . I like how he doesn’t take it too fast - it highlights the harmony better Just stellar , a once in a lifetime artist !
The dynamic range, the rich tone colour, the rhythm, the 'punch' when needed: it is all there. Splendid interpretation of this 'alla cubana' batagelle. Julian Bream is the best, it cannot be repeated enough. That is why I repeat it here.
Well said. I'm so moved by what he is able to extract from the instrument. Besides, he clearly lets the music occupy the scene instead of himself. What a musician.
He always overwhelmed me with his beautiful, unsurpassed tone, passionate and trascendental interpretation. I hope He received back all the Love and Beauty he gives, and much, much more.
Bream will always be the absolute Master. There are other absolute masters of the guitar, of course, to be an absolute Master is to become one with the instrument.For me Bream is my favourite absolute Master... I even love is ocasional inperfections because on is case they come from is passionate playing, always gambling on the edge. More than an excelent interperter is a fabulous musician profoundly in love with the world of sounds.
The genious of Bream is just that he always searched the feeling and the musical vision. It's simple, the one who tries always to "see" and feel the music more will be the best interpreter.
holy shit. the gould of guitar! bream never disappoints. his expressions are so deeply moving like at 1:00 and especially at 1:06 the way he sways his head. i just become infatuated... phew.
In my opinion, this piece doesn't need to be played faster than this recording. As one of the slowest interpretations (even slower than his another recording), I can fully enjoy the colorfulness of his sound, more expressive than any other guitarist.
Wonderful. I once met Julian Bream when I worked for the Royal Academy of Music. He came to award a prize or do a masterclass - I can't remember - but he was charming and polite and down to earth. I never knew these pieces until recently, and I think they are wonderful, on a par with anything Erik Satie ever did....
This recording is so different from Julian's other recordings of it, which I always thought he took too fast. This is my favorite of the Bagatelles, but I've always found other people's interpretations of it more expressive than the album recordings he's done. I think I've found a new favorite interpretation of it now that I've seen this! I've been trying to find a video recording of this piece by him for a long time. Thank you so much for posting it.
It's correct, somehow Julian completely understood the guitar and all music no matter what. I listen to all the young players, some have got some of the ideas but not one comes anywhere close to this playing, however fast their fingers may shift.
De hecho, Piazzolla comenzó a escribir para guitarra después de escuchar a Roberto Aussel tocar las Bagatelles. Piazzolla escribió sus famosas "Cinco piezas" y las dedicó a Aussel.
In fact, Piazzolla started writing for the guitar after hearing Roberto Aussel playing the Bagatelles. Piazzolla wrote his famous "Cinco piezas" and dedicated them to Aussel.
